Johnny Butt was a man with a real strong will to survive He'd just keep pushin' on, even though he was barely alive So, shoot it up, shoot it up, it just don't matter Johnny says he wants to go do it Says he wants to kill a cop We've got a brand new dance, it's called we've got to overcome We've got a brand new dance, it's called we've got to overcome So, Johnny just keep pushin', 'cause the streets are yours There'll come a day when all that shit won't matter So, shoot it up, shoot it up, it just don't matter When you're resisting anyway We've got a brand new dance, it's called we's gots to overcome We've got a brand new dance, it's called we've got to overcome So, Johnny, he kept on pushin' Streets are yours There'll come a day when all of that shit won't matter So, shoot it up, shoot it up, it just don't matter Resisting anyway We've got a brand new dance, it's called we've got to overcome We've got a brand new dance, it's called we've got to overcome